PARIS HAUTE COUTURE WEEK news and archive

‘Antwerp Cyber Six’: Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp alumni to present at Haute Couture Week

On the last day of Paris Haute Couture Week, on January 26, a group of six Antwerp-based fashion designers who all graduated from the city’s Royal Academy of Arts, will present a ‘digital couture collection’ in collaboration with digital fashion network Mutani, as per the Mutani newsletter. The collective collection has been named ‘The Antwerp...

18 Jan 2023

Fashion

AZ Factory names Tennessy Thoreson as next “amigo”

AZ Factory, the Parisian fashion house founded by the late Alber Elbaz and Swiss luxury group Richemont, is to collaborate with emerging French fashion designer Tennessy Thoreson. Following in the footsteps of Thebe Magugu, Ester Manas, Club Domani, Lutz Huelle and Cyril Bourez, Tennessy Thoreson is teaming up with AZ Factory’s in-house creative...

4 Jan 2023

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What is with the resurgence in couture?

Haute couture was once the pinnacle of what was considered fashion across the world. Fashion was about selling dreams and artistry, and the work Paris couturiers put into their creations for their clients was legendary. Some of the biggest names in fashion, from Christian Dior to Coco Chanel, made legendary names of themselves thanks to their...

19 Aug 2022

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Balmain unveils debut fine jewellery collections

Balmain has unveiled its first fine jewellery collections during Paris Haute Couture Week, reflecting the historic fashion house’s signature audacious and inclusive spirit. There are two debut collections, ‘Emblem’ and ‘Labyrinth,’ which reference some of Balmain’s most well-known signatures, with classic motifs pulled from the fashion house’s...

14 Jul 2022

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Haute Couture SS22: Five trends that will impact the fashion industry

The phrase 'haute couture' can be traced back as far as 1908, but it was in 1945 that the current specifications of Le Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture were established. To be included, a design house must have a workshop in Paris that employs at least 20 full-time technical people and present a collection of at least 50 original designs to...

4 Feb 2022

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Pierre Cardin kicks-off its comeback with return to Paris fashion week

Luxury label Pierre Cardin is set to return to Paris Fashion Week in a bid to breathe new life into the brand, its new boss told AFP, just over a year after the death of its legendary founder. The famed couturier died in December 2020 at the age of 98, having built a hugely profitable business empire by licensing his name around the world. He...

18 Jan 2022

Fairs

Giorgio Armani cancels upcoming men's and haute couture catwalk shows

Giorgio Armani has cancelled its upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani men’s shows and Giorgio Armani Privé haute couture show, planned for January. In a short statement, Armani said that the decision to cancel its shows was made with “great regret” after “careful reflection in light of the worsening epidemiological situation” due to...

4 Jan 2022

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Dior presents first physical haute couture show in 18 months

After two seasons of digital haute couture fashion films, Christian Dior returned to Paris Haute Couture Week with a physical catwalk showcase for its autumn/winter 2021 collection. In the show notes, Dior’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, said that the catwalk showcase with a large audience was her way of “reclaiming the values of haute...

6 Jul 2021

Fairs

Haute Couture Fashion Week to hold physical shows in July

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has confirmed that the next edition of Haute Couture week in July will feature physical shows and presentations. In a short statement, French fashion’s organising body, said: “Depending on the evolution of the sanitary situation, the physical events may welcome guests in accordance with a specific...

11 May 2021

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Kim Jones unveils Fendi Haute Couture debut

British fashion designer Kim Jones, who was appointed artistic director of Fendi in September 2020, has unveiled his debut haute couture collection for the Italian fashion house. Drawing from seemingly diverse inspirations, from the visual language of Bernini's marbles to Virginia Woolf's time-travelling, gender-blurring novel ‘Orlando’, the...

28 Jan 2021

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Alber Elbaz returns to fashion with AZ Factory

Alber Elbaz marked his return to fashion with his start-up AZ Factory with a personality-filled digital presentation during Paris Haute Couture Week. Offering what he calls a “digital entertainment take on luxury,” Elbaz used his presentation to share not only his fashion creations but also the ethos of the company, “smart fashion that cares”. “...

27 Jan 2021

Fashion

Iris van Herpen inspired by fungi for haute couture collection

Iris van Herpen showcased her latest collection ‘Roots of Rebirth’ during Paris Haute Couture Week, with 21 looks inspired by roots and spores. The collection explores the symbiosis of high technology with artisanal craftsmanship of couture, referencing the “intricacy of fungi and the entanglement of life that breathes beneath our feet,” said...

27 Jan 2021